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FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in history

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The FBI has attributed the theft of billions of dollars from Binance, described as the largest cryptocurrency heist in history, to North Korean hackers known as TraderTraitor. This group was also responsible for a $1.5 billion hack on Bybit last year. The bureau is urging various entities involved with cryptocurrencies to block specific transactions to prevent the stolen funds from being laundered.

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On October 29, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, reported a potential security issue that may have been caused by a hack, leading to firms freezing over $6.3 billion in digital assets. Tether and Circle, major stablecoin issuers, froze more than $1.5 billion and approximately $2.38 billion, respectively, to prevent further loss. Binance’s founder, Yi He, confirmed that the incident likely involved a hack on their platform. The FBI later announced that North Korea was responsible for the theft of over $6 billion in virtual assets from Binance. As of November 1, Binance stated it had replaced 90% of the stolen amount, with the remaining 10% expected to take longer due to liquidity issues.

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Binance Bybit FBI North Korea TraderTraitor

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FBI ORG · 3× Binance ORG · 2× Bybit ORG · 2× TraderTraitor ORG · 2× North Korea GPE · 1× North Korean NORP · 1×

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FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in history The US agency blames the attack on an entity known as TraderTraitor, the same actors behind a US$1.5 billion Bybit hack last year The theft of billions of dollars from Binance within a matter of minutes, the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history, was orchestrated by North Korean hackers, the FBI said on Saturday.

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2026-11-01 · South China Morning Post

FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in history · assertive framing

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FBI → blame → Saturday

The bureau said in a statement that this week’s attack was tied to “malicious cyber activity” by an entity known as TraderTraitor, the same actors behind a US$1.5 billion Bybit hack last year. asserted

attack → say → hack

The FBI asked cryptocurrency exchanges, blockchain analytics companies and others to block transactions linked to various addresses to make sure the money is not laundered to cover up its origins. asserted

money → ask → origins